Respiratory Therapy Assistant

General Summary of Position
Responsible for providing basic assistive therapeutic procedures that does not require state licensure in the management and preventive care of patients with cardiopulmonary problems. Maintains and cleans departmental equipment. Assembles and checks equipment for proper functioning. Performs inventory control of department equipment and related supplies restocks as needed. May assist with cleaning rooms between surgical procedures and transporting of patient and/or supplies/specimens.

PRN Respiratory Therapy Assistant Position is intended for a current Respiratory Therapy Student who is pursuing a career as a Certified Respiratory Therapist.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs simple spirometry.
• Cleans and processes instrumentation between procedures following established protocol. Ensures equipment is functioning properly.
• Disassembles and reassembles department equipment performing related equipment function checks. Cleans equipment/parts according to established protocols.
• Obtains and delivers instrumentation/supplies to/from Sterile Processing Department stock area and/or Material Management.
• Maintains stock levels of supplies including sterile and disposable supplies for designated locations throughout the hospital including but not limited to: The Operating Room Labor & Delivery MedSTAR the Emergency Room etc. Replaces depleted stock to par levels. Places orders to replenish stock.
• Monitors oxygen tanks throughout all ICUs and the Respiratory Department and replaces as needed. Assists in supplying tanks to others as requested.
• May be required to answer telephone providing information as requested or relaying/referring the caller to the appropriate personnel.
• Attends staff meetings and in-services as required.

Minimal Qualifications
Education

• High School Diploma or GED required
• Up to 1 year of technical or other specialized training. preferred

Experience

• Six to twelve months of hospital experience preferred

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Requires the ability to read and write; and knowledge of grammar and arithmetic including fractions and decimals.
• May require the use of standard office/medical equipment (i.e. personal computer data terminal on-line printer calculator telephone facsimile copier sterilizing equipment); the preparation comparison or checking of reports records and related data; and basic use of formulas charts tables drawings and knowledge of their application.